Sokolov's shrew (''Crocidura sokolovi'') is a species of

mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...

in the family Soricidae. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

Description

''C. sokolovi'' is an intermediate species of ''Crocidura'' with a long tail that is thickened at the base and covered with coarse hairs. Long, soft, dense wool everywhere on the body is grayish-brown in color. The upper jaw is relatively narrow. The first incisor in the upper jaw is quite small. Head and body length 70 to 78 (average 72.67) mm, tail length 65 to 68 (66) mm, hind foot 14 mm long for all specimens, and skull length 18.8 to 20.36 (19.6) mm.

Distribution

The species is restricted to Ngoc Linh mountain in the Vietnamese province of

Kon Tum Kon Tum is the capital city of Kon Tum Province in Vietnam. It is located inland in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam, near the borders of Laos and Cambodia. History After the People's Army of Vietnam invaded South Vietnam on March 30, 1 ...

. This species is known from three males that were trapped by Alexei Abramov in April 2004 at 2,300-2,400 m above sea level in the forest on the western side of the mountain. This species is named after the late famous Russian zoologist Vladimir Sokolov (1928-1998). Along with ''

Crocidura zaitsevi Mikhail Zaitsev's shrew (''Crocidura zaitsevi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Vietnam. Distribution The species is restricted to Ngoc Linh mountain in the Vietnamese province of Kon Tum. This species is n ...

'', this species is endemic to Ngoc Linh.

References

{{shrew-stub Crocidura Mammals of Vietnam Endemic fauna of Vietnam Mammals described in 2007